Irom Chanu Sharmila, the “Iron Lady of Manipur”, has claimed that the Janata Dal (United) has offered her complete support even if she does not join the party. Irom Sharmila further said that her
Irom Sharmila is disappointed over the fact that there are people who are unhappy with her decision to break her 16-year long fast and aspire to become the Chief Minister by joining the mainstream politics.
Irom Sharmila, the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi", broke her 16-year long fast on Tuesday with a lick of honey.
After being on fast for the last 16 years demanding repeal of AFSPA, Irom Chanu Sharmila ended her fast today.
Activist Irom Shramila, who recently announced her plans to end her 16 year old fast against brutality of Armed Forces, is facing threats by secessionist groups against her decisoion to contest elections and marrying an
Amnesty International today made an appeal to the Manipur government to drop all charges against activist Irom Chanu Sharmila before she ends her 16-year-old fast on August 9.
The sudden decision of civil rights activist Irom Sharmila+ to end her 16-year-old hunger strike against AFSPA next month and take up active politics has surprised her close associates and family members. Even her elder
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Imphal: Irom sharmila, the iconic activist who has been on a fast for 16 years demanding withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), today announced that she will break her fast and contest elections
Irom Sharmila has rejected state Social Welfare Minister Akoijam Mirabai's appeal to call off her hunger strike.
Imphal: Rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a 15-year-long hunger strike to press for the abrogation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, has said she would continue her fast unto death.At the
New Delhi: A Delhi court today fixed June 5 for hearing a case in which rights activist Irom Sharmila is facing trial for allegedly trying to commit suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar here
Guwahati: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanua "who has been fasting since 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958," was released from a hospital turned into a jail Thursday.The development
Guwahati: A court has ordered the release of a frail Indian activist who has been on a hunger strike for nearly 15 years to protest alleged military brutality in India's northeast.The court on Thursday dropped
Kolkata: Amidst a move by the central government to decriminalise attempt to suicide, international human rights body Amnesty Tuesday appealed to the government to release Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila immediately and unconditionally."The Indian government's
Imphal: Sit-in-protests, hunger strike and demonstrations joined by students, civil society organisations and human rights activists were held in Manipur to express solidarity with social activist Irom Chanu Sharmila whose fast demanding repeal of the
New Delhi: Irom Sharmila or "the Iron Lady of Manipur" does not require any introduction. Irom Chanu Sharmila is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet.Irom has been know to the world as "the
Imphal: Two days after she was released on court orders, civil rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila was today re-arrested by the police on fresh charges of attempt to commit suicide and remanded to judicial custody
Imphal: Activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, on a fast-unto-death since the past 10 years against alleged rights violations by security forces, wants to meet Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to secure his help in getting AFSPA repealed
Imphal: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who has been on a fast for 13 years against a special, stringent anti-terror act in Manipur, was Thursday not allowed to vote in the Lok Sabha polls
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